Terrorist Financing
How preventive terrorism mechanisms are conceived in financial industries
In the past years we have witnessed an unprecedented increase in terrorist activities in Europe and outside. The cost of the attacks might not be high, but the maintenance of a terrorist organisation requires high flows of money. Cutting the finances of these organisations means to fight terrorism.
The European Union has taken measures against money laundering (hereafter "AML") and counter-terrorism financing by entering into force relevant legislation. In June 2018 the fifth AML Directive was published, amending the fourth AML Directive (2015). The EU regulation update gives a sense of the pressure of the European institutions to face the late cases of international money laundering schemes revealed to the public by the consortium of international journalists, but also the urgency to consider the technological evolution among financial services.
In 2018, the FATF adopted an amended counter-terrorist financing operational plan. The adoption of an updated policy underlines how terrorism evolves and how important it is for countries to ensure that the financial system is not used to fund terrorist activities.
Every business has to be in line with the requirements of the law regarding the financing of terrorism. In the EU, non-compliance has severe criminal sanctions, financial impact and substantial reputational damage for the business.
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